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Wiki For Me, Wiki For You

So, the latest and greatest technological breakthrough is creating your own Wiki website. Something that you can call your own, something you can easily share with your friends, and something that is easy to use and put together. Oh, and did I forget to mention, it’s free.
That’s right, you can get your own free website, […]

18Feb2008 | James Blunts | 7 comments | Continued
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eBay In Talks To Acquire Cybersource?

Frankly, one of the major issues surrounding eBay (NASDAQ EBAY) not including its lacking merchant interest is fraud. While just a rumor, some people suggest that eBay may want to take the plunge and purchase Cybersource (NASDAQ CYBS). As Cybersource would not only give eBay access to the largest risk management service online, it would […]

12Feb2008 | Riley Poole | 7 comments | Continued
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Google Adwords Chargeback Fraud?

It seems that fraud at Adwords has reached such epidemic proportions that Google (NASDAQ GOOG) has resorted to random calls to verify order activity. While Google would typically take the stance that a small amount of fraud is warranted when you consider the number of Google Adwords advertisers, it appears that this is no longer […]

11Feb2008 | Riley Poole | 16 comments | Continued
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Persian Princes and Ancient Romans

Ancient Egypt. That’s how far back backgammon goes. I know, totally off topic, but I must say that backgammon games has almost as much skill as chess. Okay, fine, maybe more like Checkers, but still, it’s a lot of fun. A lot of my friends have been into this game, and they call it “Sheisbeits”, […]

11Feb2008 | James Blunts | 12 comments | Continued
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E-Bye: Meg Dubya Not Going To Happen This Year

So, now that Mitt Romney has dropped out of the presidential race, looks like Meg Whitman’s dreams of holding a cabinet position may have to be put on hold. That’s right, in case you didn’t know, Meg was set to hold a financial position in Romney’s administration.
The other rumor was her run for governor of […]

10Feb2008 | James Blunts | 8 comments | Continued
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“I’ll pay you in 21 days for a Hamburger today” says Paypal

eBay (NASDAQ EBAY) has really not been scoring points on the merchant front for the past few weeks. Ever since Meg decided to abandon the sinking ship, seems the entire business has been hurting, right down to the golden goose. The problem now, of course, is that many recent changes to their cash cow have […]

9Feb2008 | Riley Poole | 12 comments | Continued
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Is The Yahoo! Board Made Up Of Complete Yahoos?

As of now, then Yahoo (NASDAQ YHOO) Board is set to turn down the Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) offer to buy the company at $31 a share. Apparently, word is that the Yahoo board wants MORE MONEY! More money for a company that is losing money BY THE SECOND. Are they insane????
Maybe this is the plan: […]

9Feb2008 | James Blunts | 8 comments | Continued
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The Jig is Up, Guys!

Seems that a long kept secret is out. Seems like Wachovia (NYSE WB), Wells Fargo (NYSE WFC) and many other banks have gotten caught with their hands in the cookie jar. While banks have often been once removed from “illegal merchants” it seems regulators have wised up to the practice of looking the other way […]

8Feb2008 | Riley Poole | 6 comments | Continued
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GE - We Bring Good Things To Identity Theft

So, apparently a few weeks ago, some backup computer tape went missing, and lo and behold roughly 650,000 GE (NYSE GE) Money cardholders’ was on it. How do they transport these tapes? Horse and buggy? I mean, how many damned times do I have to read about a tape being misplaced? Is the security guy […]

6Feb2008 | James Blunts | 7 comments | Continued
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Ebay Looking Into Buying AOL?

So, apparently everyone is whispering about how eBay (NASDAQ EBAY) might put out a bid to buy Time warner’s AOL (NYSE TWX). Talk about the terrible buy of the century. What does AOL even do anymore? Instant Messenger is the only thing they still have a hold on, and even that is slipping with the […]

5Feb2008 | James Blunts | 15 comments | Continued
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